why is it called nix? unix without u (lemm.ee)

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[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think nix being slang for nichts is a coincidence, because it actually comes from the dutch word "niks", which also means nothing. I think this is mentioned on the NixOS website somewhere.

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[-] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

OK, its going down to the wire, which language had nix sounding word first?

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